GILBY. 283 Superstition begat hypocrisy, the king. Hypocrisy the king begat lucre. Lucre begat purgatory. Purgatory begat the foundation of pensions, and the patrimony of the church. Pensions and patrimony begat the mammon of iniquity. Mammon begat abundance. Abundance begat fulness. Fulness begat cruelty. Cruelty begat dominion in ruling. Dominion begat ambition. Ambition begat simony. And simony begat the Poi'E, and his brethren the cardinals, with all their successors, abbots, priors, arch- bishops, lord-bishops, archdeacons, deans, chancellors, commissaries, officials, and proctors, with the rest' of the viperous brood. The pope begat the mystery of iniquity. The mystery of iniquity begat divine, sophistry. Divine sophistry begat rejection of the holy scriptures. Rejection of the holy scriptures begat tyranny. Tyranny begat murder of the saints. Murder begat despising of God. Despising of God begat dispensation of offences. Dispensation begat license for sin. License for sirs begat abomination. Abomi- nation begat confusion in matters of religion. Confusion brought forth travail of the spirit. Travail of the spirit broughtforth matter of disputation for the truth ; by which that desolator, antichrist the pope, bath been revealed, and all other antichrists shall in due time be revealed. And they are antichrists, who make laws for the church, contrary to the truth, anddeprive, imprison, and banish the members of Christ, both preachers and others, refusing obedience thereunto.-Most of the points in this curious genealogy, are supported by an appropriate portion of scripture.. Though Mr. Toplady styles the author, " a very acrimo- nious puritan ;" yet he adds, " that as far as matters of mere doctrine were concerned, it is in perfect harmony with the creed of the church of England."s As Mr. Gilby was a zealous opposer of the ecclesiastical corruptions, and constantly desirous to obtain a more pure reformation, he could not escape the severe animadversion of the contrary party. For having said, " that the habits and ceremonies used in the church of England, were carnal, beggarly, antichristian elements," Dr. Nichols has treated him with much scurrility and abuse. But, surely, if the apostle might call the Jewish ceremonies carnal, when God himself had appointed them; why might not Mr. Gilby say Parte of a Register, p. 56, 57. Toplady's Historic Proof, vol. ii. p. 356.
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